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UK inflation pressures hit three-year high; Nobel prize for economics awarded today – business live

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What happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Recruitment firm Hays are suffering this morning after reporting a drop in fee income over the last three months.

Key facts

  • Reported by The Guardian and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:34:14 UTC.

Why it matters

Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.

What to watch next

  • Revisions to the initial figures once fuller data is released
  • How rate expectations and index futures respond
  • Guidance or commentary from the companies and policymakers involved

Coverage timeline

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  1. From BJ’s to Lululemon, retailers are trimming assortments to boost business

  2. IFS: budget will be ‘work of fiction’ without clear plan to cover UK’s £35bn spending pressures

  3. UK inflation pressures hit three-year high; Nobel prize for economics awarded today – business live

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